Overview

Raj Reddy Center is an initiative of IIIT Hyderabad to enable research and emerging technology led solutions for grassroot education and public health issues, with specific emphasis on rural populations. The problems faced by people at the bottom of the societal pyramid are huge and require targeted solutions that are capable of being scaled to reach the billions of underprivileged. Over the years NGOs have contributed greatly towards the groundwork required to tackle these issues. However, their work has been limited to isolated pockets of the society and have faced great difficulty in scaling, due to lack in access to research and technological expertise. The Center aims to acts a bridge to connect NGOs to much needed technology and research expertise, helping them leverage emerging technologies such as ML/AI to amplify their impact. We will pursue two broad directions for high societal impact: Innovations in Rural Education, and Innovation in Rural Healthcare.. Mission: The Center aspires to be a global hub aiming for strong national and global impact on societal issues through technology-based solutions. The Center will take a bottom-up, problem-centric approach to leveraging research and technologies in creating scalable and sustainable solutions to societal problems. The focus of work will be limited to allow for projects in socially relevant themes, that are capable of providing sequentially linked solutions to enable maximum impact. It will take a wholesome view to the problem addressing all aspects, technology and otherwise, through to realising value on ground.